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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PNW is horrible about this. Thank God IME people in DC are not nearly as unhinged. [/quote]

I'm in Old Town Alexandria and experience exactly what OP describes. Plenty of dog parks and dog areas, yet some owners let their dogs go unleashed in playgrounds (that specifically say no dogs!), on the Mount Vernon Trail, and basically almost everywhere.  I'm so, so, so tired of hearing "don't worry, he's friendly." I don't care. Leash your dog![/quote]

+1, on Capital Hill. It's far from the majority of dog owners -- it's a small number of either aggressive or totally clueless people who ruin it for everyone else.

[b]The people who take their dogs to playgrounds when there are a ton of signs saying they aren't allowed are the ones who make me most mad. [/b]There will be a sign on the gate to the playground and then throughout the playground, and still people will wander in with their dogs. We have a playground across the street that is adjacent to both a rec center and a school. No dogs allowed. But dog owners really like to use the small field next to the playground to walk their dogs and let them use the bathroom (don't get me started on how absolutely obnoxious it is to let your dog piss on a field that is used for kids to play -- f*** these people). I see the same 4-5 people there. A couple of them were clearly initially just oblivious. I walked up to them and pointed out the signs and they were nice enough. And then I saw them there the next week, and the week after. They just don't care. This field is near their house and they don't want to take their dog to the dog park a few blocks away, or to just walk their dog on the side walk and find somewhere they are allowed to let their dogs pee, because you aren't supposed to let them use most tree boxes so it might require some actual effort.

I HATE these people. Most of their dogs are not great either because these are lazy people who also don't put effort into training their dogs or getting them enough exercise. I don't blame the dog, it's not their fault their owners suck.[/quote]

When my kids were little we went to a large, local playground with numerous signs that dogs weren't allowed. Someone had tied their dog up at the bottom of the slide! Giant dog sitting at the bottom of the slide. No owner in sight. It was one of those play structures where you climbed up one side, walked along a ways, and then slid down at the slide at the other end, only no kid could slide down because the damn dog was there.  [/quote]

I would have walked near the dog and if the dog was wagging it's tail and not growling, I would have untied it and let the dog go.  The owner could then go and hunt for their runaway dog.

If the dog was not friendly, I would have called the local police station and let them know that someone had abandoned their dog at the playground and it was threatening children.  The police can come and deal with the dog and the dog owner when they showed up.[/quote]
I would never turn the dog loose — not for the owner’s sake, but because the dog did nothing wrong and I’d worry it would get hit by a car. Don’t make the dog pay for its owner’s transgressions.[/quote]

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